LAGOS OCTOBER 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Thousands of demonstrators gathered outside the BBC’s London headquarters on Monday evening to protest the broadcaster’s coverage of the terrorist attacks that took place in Israel last week. The BBC has found itself mired in controversy after refusing to describe Palestinian group Hamas, who organized the butchering and abduction of almost 2,000…
LAGOS OCTOBER 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Hamas has released what is believed to be the first video of an Israeli hostage kidnapped during its surprise incursion on Oct. 7. “Hi, I’m Mia Shem, 21 years old from Shoham. Currently, I’m in Gaza,” the young woman says in Hebrew, according to The Jerusalem Post. “I returned early Saturday morning…
LAGOS OCTOBER 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The ruler of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, King Salman bin Abdulaziz has summoned an emergency meeting of the member states of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC). Naija News reports that the emergency meeting is called to discuss the ongoing conflict in the Gaza strip between Hamas and Israel. In a statement posted on…
LAGOS OCTOBER 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A bride and groom, whose wedding celebration ended in disaster after a fire killed more than 100 of their guests, have told Sky News they can no longer live in their community. Revan, 27, and bride, Haneen, 18, say they feel they are “dead inside” despite surviving the blaze, which started inside…
LAGOS OCTOBER 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Israel pressed on Sunday with preparations for a ground offensive in Gaza, after giving Palestinians a little more time to flee northern areas it has vowed to target in response to the deadliest attack in its history. Hamas fighters gunned down, stabbed and burned to death more than 1,300 people in the…
LAGOS OCTOBER 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The number of Americans confirmed dead as a result of the war in Israel rose to 30 on Sunday. “At this time, we can confirm the deaths of 30 U.S. citizens. We extend our deepest condolences to the victims and to the families of all those affected,” a spokesperson for the State…
LAGS OCTOBER 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-As part of extensive IDF strikes targeting senior operatives and terrorist infrastructure in the Gaza Strip, the IDF and ISA neutralized the southern Khan Yunis Nukhba commander (Hamas commando forces), who was responsible for the Kibbutz Nirim massacre Following ISA intelligence, IDF fighter jets operated in Gaza and neutralized Billal Al Kedra…
LAGOS OCTOBER 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)- – Every day, on average, 14 Christians are violently killed in Nigeria. Persecution of religious minorities in the country is severe. The case of Sufi Muslim Yahaya Sharif-Aminu, pending before the Supreme Court of Nigeria, challenges the blasphemy law of Kano state, Nigeria, under which he was sentenced to death by…